Belknap Fire
The Belknap Fire was reported on September 21, 2025 in Young County, Texas and burned 224 acres. It was fully contained on September 22, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 224 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 21, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM CDT, 224 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.082, -98.799.
The incident
- Size
- 224 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Oil/gas production/transportation
- County
- Young County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-TXTXS-254469
- IRWIN identifier
- 6BC7D23A-0DB7-4B0C-9614-DD9A800434E4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Newcastle, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-TXTXS-254469.